Editing Hezbollah (section)

=== 2009 manifesto ===
On 30 November 2009, secretary-general [[Hassan Nasrallah|Nasrallah]] presented a new manifesto at Hezbollah's 7th political conference.<ref name="reuters20091130">{{Cite news |last=Ladki |first=Nadim |date=November 30, 2009 |title=Hezbollah cuts Islamist rhetoric in new manifesto |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/hezbollah-cuts-islamist-rhetoric-in-new-manifesto-idUSTRE5AT3VK/ |work=[[Reuters]] |agency=Reuters}}</ref> Besides its introduction, this 32-page document has three chapters on U.S. hegemonic strategies and the impact of [[globalization]]; Hezbollah's approach to Lebanon; and Palestinian resistance to Israel.<ref name="Berti">Berti, Benedetta. "The "Rebirth" of Hizbollah: Analyzing the 2009 Manifesto." ''Strategic Assessment'' 12, no. 12 (2010): 91-100.</ref> While self-described as a "rebirth" document, the manifesto conveys the same basic approach to foreign policy as in the past, according to scholar [[Benedetta Berti]], though it is more "politically savvy" and appeals to non-Islamic movements. Still, the manifesto offers new support for Lebanese political institutions, through which it had been making inroads. Notably, it says that it opposes political "sectarianism", idealizes a national unity government, and treats the Lebanese army less as an enemy and more as a subordinate military arm.<ref name="Berti" />